Linen Service Assistant

Transformation Unit; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Linen Services role in the Northern General Hospital laundry. The position runs 11.30 am–8 pm, Monday to Friday with occasional Bank Holidays. The team processes approximately 150,000 items weekly and supports wards and theatres across the site.

The successful candidate will handle linen, operate semi-automated equipment, and undergo full training. Vaccinations may be required for this process, with safety training provided.

Qualifications

• GCSE English & Maths at Grade 3/D or equivalent.
• Willingness to complete local training and achieve competencies in linen services.
• Basic Health & Safety Training.

Responsibilities

• Sort linen into categories (sheets, pillowcase, towels).
• Load and unload washing machines and tumble driers.
• Feed linen into industrial ironers and folding machines.
• Count and pack linen for wards and theatres.
• Move cages and stillages within the laundry.
• Complete all mandatory training.

Skills

Chemical handling

Microsoft Excel

Industrial laundry equipment

Education

GCSE English & Maths at Grade 3/D

Basic Health & Safety Training

Job description

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Northern General Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £25,272 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 07/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 16/10/2026

NHS AfC: Band 2

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

Are you looking for a role that offers regular working hours, a supportive working environment and the opportunity to contribute to the success of one of the country’s most cherished institutions?

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals currently has openings in the Linen Services department on the 11.30 am – 8pm shift at the Northern General Hospital for individuals who are dedicated team players that care about the importance of their job. Working days are Monday to Friday with the occasional Bank Holiday required.

The hospital laundry is a busy unit processing 150,000 items of hospital linen each week providing an essential service to the patients and clinical staff working in Sheffield’s Hospitals.

Successful candidates will need to be physically capable of meeting hourly production targets as well as being comfortable handling used, hospital linen, with some vaccinations required for this part of the process.

The laundry is a semi-automated facility with high volume processing equipment. Full training is provided and staff are rotated around all the different processes on a regular basis.

Main duties of the job

• Sorting linen into different categories – sheets, pillowcase, towels.
• Loading and unloading washing machines and tumble driers.
• Feeding linen into industrial ironers and folding machines.
• Counting and packing linen into deliveries for wards and theatres.
• Moving cages and stillages within the laundry.
• Completing all mandatory training.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

Selection Process

Those who meet the required standards on their application form will be invited to an assessment morning which will include an interview, team exercise, basic Maths and English test and a tour of the laundry.

Qualifications

• GCSE English & Maths at Grade 3/D, or equivalent qualification/experience, or relevant experience that demonstrates competency to this level
• “Willingness to complete and achieve local training workbook and to achieve the required competencies in the following areas (this will be completed through local induction training, and competency based training and assessment to learn the full range of linen services): - linen services machinery and equipment including general use, and ensuring safe practices - infection control procedures for safe handling of soiled and infected materials - safe use and storage of chemicals and cleaning products and detergents - health and safety basic level training.”
• Basic Health & Safety Training

Experience

• Experience of handling chemicals in a laundry or cleaning environment
• Basic skills in the use of Microsoft Excel
• Experience in a commercial laundry
• Experience in use of industrial laundry equipment

Other Factors

• Flexible to meet the needs of the service

If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.